Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford
(c.1922 - 2007)
TWENTY MILE, 2001
natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on linen
150.0 x 180.0 cm
signed with initials verso: PB;
inscribed verso: artist's name, title and Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts cat. PB 8 2001.112
Estimate:
$90,000 - $120,000
Sold:
$54,000 (inc. BP)
lot details
inscribed verso: artist's name, title and Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts cat. PB 8 2001.112
Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts Corporation, Kununurra
Raft Artspace, Darwin, acquired 2007
The K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection, Queensland
Literature
Storer, R., Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006, p. 150 (illus.)
Paddy Bedford is one of Australia's most esteemed artists. His powerful and evocative paintings draw on rich traditions while his consistent innovations result in a diverse and dynamic body of work. Characterised by their bold forms, sinuous lines and complex spatial play, Bedford's paintings reveal a sheer love of painting, inspired by the dramatic and distinctive landscapes of his country in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, and the stories of his people.'1
1. Macgregor, E.A., 'Foreword', in Storer, R., Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006, p. 7